Chapter 229
Anthony remained stoic. “I’ll sleep on the sofa.”
Chris then slowly began to sob. “Waa… Waa…! No, no…! Momo wants Daddy to watch over. Momo is
scared…!”
Charmine hugged the boy in an attempt tofort him. “Momo, don’t be scared, Mommy will be with
you. Your Daddy can still watch over you, even if he’s sleeping on the sofa.”
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“Waa…! But other kids get to sleep with their Daddy and Mommy, and Timmy even called met o flex
that he sleeps in between his parents! He said that one of them hugged him while the other held on his
hand…!”
“Waa…! Momo never felt that before, and they allughed at Momo! They don’t like me…” wailed Chris
as streams of tears ran down his cheeks without restraint. 1
Charmine’s arm was damped with his tears. She did not know why, but Charmine felt like giving the
world to Chris whenever he cried.
Still… Did she have to sleep with Anthony?
She still tried tofort him, “Momo, please don’t cry. Scientific research indicated that two sides of the
child would be filled with carbon dioxide, in which the poor air quality isn’t beneficial to the kid’s growth.”
“Waa… I don’t care…! I don’t care, I want both Daddy and Mommy with me! That’s the only wish I
asked for! It’s been five years, and it never happened! Waa…!” Chris’ sobs grew louder a s he blew his
nose with his shoulder. His little being shook vigorously as though he could break into another
convulsion any time. 1
Anthony frowned and walked forward. “Chris Bailey, you’re being a bad child. Do you want me to
punish you?” As he spoke, he brought out a wooden stick from the drawer and smacked Chris’ buttock.
“Go to sleep,” he sternly warned, “now.”
Smack!
The wooden stick smacked Chris’ little buttock, and Chris jolted due to the pain. He instantly looked up
and continued crying, “Waa…. Waa! What have I done wrong? I only want what other kids have! I only
want to be apanied by Daddy and Mommy!”
Chris continued to cry with snot, tears and all. “Waa…waa…waa….! I-“He started coughing vigorously,
seemingly as though he was running out of breath.
Charmine was terrified at the sight of the boy; she feared he might genuinely get another convulsion.
She hastily pulled him into her arms and persuaded him, “Momo, don’t cry, don’t cry. You didn’t do
anything wrong. Your Daddy is the guilty one. Mommy will make sure Daddy sleeps with you tonight.”
With that, she looked up at Anthony and said, “You’ll sleep on the bed.”
Anthony frowned. “This doesn’t seem right…” “What doesn’t seem right? Why is a man like you
behaving so girly? Go and sleep!” Charmine’s tone grew harsher as she gazed at the sympathetic
Chris.
Anthony stood on the same spot for a while before he reluctantly replied, “Alright then.”
With that, he got onto the bed and went to the inner side of the bed. Charmine, too,id down with
Chris as she gently patted him by his shoulders. “Momo, don’t cry. Don’t think too much, alright? From
now onward, Daddy and Mommy will sleep with you, so you have to be happy. Be a brave little man
and don’t get ill, okay?”
“Okay!” beamed Chris as he broke into a grin, and he cuddled into Charmine’s arms.
The three of them suddenly got closer than before. Luckily, Chris was sleeping between them s o
Charmine did not have any contact with Anthony. Furthermore, this was nothing aspared to Chris’
illness; as long as he was healthy and happy.
Charmine was not too much of a traditional woman; all she wanted was to make sure Chris could fall
asleep. Charmine turned off all the lights, and the room was quiet with the moonlighting in through
the window. It filled the room with a sense of softness.
Chris fell asleep swiftly. He did not sob nor seem to be in pain as he slept soundly. Anthony nced at
Charmine under the moonlight, and his lips curled up into a loving smile before he shut his eyes.
Charmine, on the other hand, suddenly opened her eyes wide from sleep.
This was not right. Why did she allow Anthony to sleep with them all of a sudden? The three of them
slept on the same bed, and it was almost like they were a family of three.